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SHE COULDN'T LET HIM GO Widowed and alone as the Civil War raged around her, ebony-haired Andrea Winslow was relieved when Jesse Winslow, her brother-in-law-and first love—arrived at Willow Banks farm. But when he told her be intended to sell the farm and head back to Montana, she trembled with fury. Andrea was determined to make a go of the farm, or die trying. But how could she stay mad at Jesse when his kiss made her shudder with desire and his touch melted her heart in ecstasy? Somehow, she'd find a way to keep the farm and Jesse too...starting tonight! HE COULDN'T LEAVE HER BEHIND Corn! Acre upon acre of the darned stuff! Jesse Winslow couldn't stand farming; that's why he'd left six years before and headed for Montana. And he'd head right back there, as soon as he could unload the family farm and find a husband for his brother's poor little widow. But when be looked into Andrea's violet eyes, tantalizing memories came flooding back until all Jesse wanted was to bold her in his arms and stroke her creamy curves until she begged for mercy, then claim her in passion's ultimate embrace....over and over again!
Author
Barbara Ankrum grew up in Upstate New York, training to be a ballerina, but secretly dreaming of being an actress. Her first fangirl crush on Haley Mills led her to practice her British accent on unsuspecting store clerks, and she dreamed of co-starring in the remake of THE MOONSPINNERS. Because she was also a compulsive reader, she discovered that the film was based on a book by the fabulous Mary Stewart, which led to Barbara's lifelong obsession with romantic fiction. Since Haley Mills was, sadly, not in the market for a co-star, Barbara pursued a degree in English Literature from the University of Tennessee. And when that degree, predictably, led to unemployment, she pulled up her socks and moved to Hollywood where she built a career as a successful commercial actress while raising two amazing (now grown) children with her sweet husband. Writing romance came naturally from all that reading and the down time between auditions. Once she sold her first book, she said farewell to Hollywood-Land and never looked back. In between writing novels, she got her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard and optioned a few screenplays. But her first love is, and always will be, romance. Barbara's emotional, character driven, adventurous historicals (Wild Western Hearts series), her sexy, romantic suspense for Harlequin and her funny, heartwarming contemporaries for Tule Publishing, offer a little something for everyone. (Haley? Are you listening?) Twice nominated for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award, her books have won numerous other writing awards. Today, she lives in Southern California with her husband, two rescue cats and a scruffy, adorable rescue dog. Please visit her on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barbara.ankr... Website: www.barbaraankrum.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BarbaraAnkrum
